Noche UFC & Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn Preview Show: Who Will Deliver On Mexican Independence Day?

Mike Heck (0:01)

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All right, Mike Hecke here from MMA Fighting, and my good friend Jed Meshew is here with me as well, because Jed, the day has finally arrived. It's app day, the all new SB Nation app. It's live now, it's live, Jed.

Alexander K. Lee (0:18)

It's alive.

Jed Meshew (0:19)

Yeah, man, I'm really excited. And it's awesome, man. Combat sports, like all sports, but combat sports fan especially, you guys are going to have your voices heard like never before with within SB Nation. MMA, boxing, not me, but you, pro wrestling, Mike.

It's, it is a community based app. It's all about community with the new SB Nation app.

Mike Heck (0:39)

It's so easy to use and it can keep, obviously combat sports fans connected to their favorite teams and all of sports too across the board. So I can keep up with the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Patriots and the Bruins all on my phone. And it's so simple to use.

Jed Meshew (0:53)

Yeah, like you mentioned those teams, but there's so much more because I don't care about Boston Sports, Mike. But I get to follow the NFL, all the other sport, F1, the various sports that I care about outside of combat sports.

And then there's the live experience because to me, that's one of the coolest things. You can chat with us during Fight Cards every Saturday, and you can chat with other people in the communities as big events are happening. So it's a really good time.

Mike Heck (1:20)

So, ladies and gentlemen, come fight with us over on the all new SB Nation app. Download it today. Download it right now. What are you waiting for? Download it.

Jed Meshew (1:33)

No big reading show. Plus some boxing. Viva Mexico!

Hi, everybody. Hey, look at me. I'm Jed Meshew, mmafighting.com. Great website, great YouTube channel, great app. The SB Nation app is a great app. You can get in on that action today. But mostly what you can get in on today is discussing the wonderful weekend ahead of us in combat sports that is right, Mexican Independence Day.

Technically not right around the corner, but this is the weekend that Zufa has, not Zufa, TKO has decided to celebrate it upon. And so we have a double header of action coming your way on Saturday as Noche UFC, the at this point annual Noche event that the UFC puts together is on. And then immediately following that, Zufa Boxing showing up with Ryan Garcia versus Conor Benn. We are here to talk about all that and more and whatever else you would like to talk about for this weekend's preview show. And when I say we, I don't just mean me, I mean the King in the North, a man who is Canadian by birth, but I feel has the fighting spirit of the greatest Mexican champions and is super close to the camera for reasons unknown. Alexander K. Lee, AK.

Alexander K. Lee (2:58)

You guys see me? How are you doing? Can you guys see me?

Jed Meshew (3:00)

We can.

Alexander K. Lee (3:01)

Can you see me?

Jed Meshew (3:02)

We can see you.

Alexander K. Lee (3:02)

Oh, just making sure. Okay, good. Good. Sometimes I worry that I cannot be seen.

Hello, Jed.

Jed Meshew (3:08)

Are you John Cena?

Alexander K. Lee (3:09)

Yes, sometimes I'm very John Cena. Great to see you. Also, I'm glad you mentioned the SB Nation app at the beginning.

Now available in Canada. Now available in Canada.

Jed Meshew (3:19)

Viva Canada. That's not what you say. What do you say? We say Viva Canada.

Alexander K. Lee (3:23)

Yeah.

Jed Meshew (3:24)

Is that French for?

Alexander K. Lee (3:25)

Yes.

Jed Meshew (3:26)

I can't remember the French.

Alexander K. Lee (3:27)

I should tell people I like Canada. Yes, I've had SB Nation privilege. So I've been using like a backdoor beta version of the app up here in Canada. But now all you normies out there, all you unprivileged swine can now also in Canada can now also download the app. And boy, do I recommend it because it's just made my navigating all these SB Nation sites, you know, posting to MMA Fighting, which I do a lot. It's made following all that easier. Being miserable about Tottenham Hotspur has made that go down easier.

Jed Meshew (3:57)

Maybe you'll win. Everton this week, that's the Tottenham of the North.

Alexander K. Lee (4:02)

Oh, they're going to win. Oh, they're going to win.

They're going to win.

Jed Meshew (4:06)

But yes, first you have to find a way to score goals. You cannot win without scoring goals.